Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… to represent over 80% of the country’s population, have declared climate emergency. Many authorities like Harrow have declared an ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030, with some like Nottingham aiming for sooner dates (2028). 3.10 There is now an overwhelming scientific consensus regarding the need to take urgent action to address the climate and ecological emergency. In November 2019, 11,000…
… Cabinet Report Template March 2018 REPORT FOR: CABINET Date of Meeting: 19th March 2020 Subject: The Climate and Ecological Emergency – Interim Strategy and Action Plan Key Decision: Yes The impact is significant in terms of its effects on communities living or working in all wards…
… – Summary and Recommendations This report sets out for approval the Council’s Interim Strategy and Action Plan prepared in response to the Council’s Climate Emergency Declaration, which was previously referred to Cabinet in September 2019. Recommendations: Cabinet is requested to: 1. Approve the Interim Strategy and Action Plan appended to this report, noting that those…
… borough. 6. Delegate authority to the Corporate Director – Community, following consultation with the Leader of the Council, to agree a process for priority allocation of Carbon Offset Funds to contribute towards carbon reduction initiatives. Reason: (For recommendations): To enable further work to be progressed in response to the previously declared Climate Emergency…
…. Section 2 – Report 1. Introduction 1.1 On 18th July 2019 at full Council debated a motion to declare a Climate Emergency and to resolve to ‘Aim to make the London Borough of Harrow carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption of emissions’. The motion was approved for referral to the Executive and subsequently agreed at the meeting of Cabinet on 12th September…